FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—27/04/2016
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Respectable, Respectable in the Eighties
2/5 Lynsey Hanley's personal exploration of the experience of class in 1980s Britain. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—27/04/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—27/04/2016
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—27/04/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—27/04/2016
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—27/04/2016
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Kirsty Thorpe.
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05:45
Farming Today—Report on agricultural air pollution, Pero the sheepdog, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Food and Farming Awards finalist Our Cow Molly, Hops as garnish
An EFRA committee report says farming must do more to prevent damaging gas emissions.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Guillemot
David Attenborough presents the guillemot. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—27/04/2016
Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Midweek—Chris Rea, Rosa Hoskins, Chris Dobrowolski, Graham Satchwell
Libby Purves meets singer-songwriter Chris Rea and artist Chris Dobrowolski.
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09:45
Book of the Week—Respectable, Respectable in the Nineties
3/5 Journalist Lynsey Hanley explores class aspiration and social mobility in 1990s Britain.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Coercive control, Wiki-food, Antonia Hayes
Where can domestic abusers get help? Plus the role of women in the history of food.
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10:41
15 Minute Drama—A Girl Called Jack, Episode 3
3/5 Jack's first blog about life on the breadline goes viral.
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10:55
The Listening Project—Ray and Paul - Chrysanthemums and Pumpkins
A father and son reminisce about skulduggery at the flower and produce show
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11:00
Are Human Rights Really Universal?—Episode 2
2/2 Helena Kennedy QC explores the deeper claims of human rights to be truly universal. (R)
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11:30
Chain Reaction—Series 9, Graham Linehan talks to Adam Buxton
6/6 Comedy writer and director Graham Linehan talks to comedian and actor Adam Buxton. (R)
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—27/04/2016
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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12:04
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Front—27 April 1916 - Johnnie Marshall
In Buckfast, Johnnie is a man on a mission.
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12:15
You and Yours—McKenzie friends, The sugar tax, Online banking
The lawyers who want Mckenzie friends banned from the court room.
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12:57
Weather—27/04/2016
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—27/04/2016
Analysis of news and current affairs with Shaun Ley.
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13:45
Scenes from Student Life—A Letter from the Trenches
8/10 Ellie Cawthorne tells the stories of students who went to war.
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14:00
The Archers—26/04/2016
Helen has a lot on her mind. (R)
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14:15
Drama on 4—All Mouth and Trousers
In 1966, Pauline Devaney becomes the first woman to write a TV sitcom.
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15:00
Money Box—Money Box Live: The future of free financial guidance
What is the future for free money guidance with the shake-up of how it will be delivered?
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15:30
All in the Mind—All in the Mind Awards Finalists - Common Wheel, Psychology Replication Crisis, Gender Stereotyping in Babies.
Claudia Hammond meets one of the All in the Mind Awards finalists. (R)
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16:00
Thinking Allowed—The Flaneur - Walking in the City
Laurie Taylor explores the history and meaning of the urban stroller, past and present.
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16:30
The Media Show—The reporting of Hillsborough, 'Constructive' journalism, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Chinese service move
The reporting of Hillsborough, 'Constructive' journalism, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Chinese service move.
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17:00
PM—27/04/2016
Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—27/04/2016
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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18:30
Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully—Series 2, Ctrl-Alt-Del
4/6 The computer catches a very common virus, making the invasion doomed in more ways than one (R)
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19:00
The Archers—27/04/2016
Johnny is making an extra effort.
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19:15
Front Row—Hugh Bonneville on Ibsen, Captain America directors, Juliet Stevenson
Samira Ahmed talks to Hugh Bonneville about Ibsen's play An Enemy of the People.
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—A Girl Called Jack, Episode 3
3/5 Jack's first blog about life on the breadline goes viral. (R)
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20:00
FutureProofing—Ageing
How will our ideas about ageing change as life expectancy rises to 100 and beyond?
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20:45
Why I Changed My Mind—Series 2, Trevor Phillips
1/5 Dominic Lawson asks Trevor Phillips why he abandoned support for multiculturalism. (R)
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21:00
Costing the Earth—After Chernobyl
How the fallout from Chernobyl changed Germany forever. Julian Rush reports. (R)
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21:30
Midweek—Chris Rea, Rosa Hoskins, Chris Dobrowolski, Graham Satchwell
Libby Purves meets singer-songwriter Chris Rea and artist Chris Dobrowolski. (R)
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22:00
The World Tonight—Trump Foreign Policy Speech
Donald Trump, the Republican frontrunner, outlines his global ambitions.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—10 Days, Episode 8
8/10 In the hottest summer on record, tensions rise on the streets of London.
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23:00
Nurse—Series 2, Episode 4
4/6 Bittersweet comedy drama about a community mental health nurse. Starring Paul Whitehouse.
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23:15
Tim Key's Poetry Programme—Series 2, Music
Tim Key takes a comic look at the subject of music, through the medium of poetry. (R)
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23:30
Today in Parliament—27/04/2016
The Hillsborough inquest verdicts dominate as Sean Curran reports from Westminster.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—28/04/2016
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Respectable, Respectable in the Nineties
3/5 Journalist Lynsey Hanley explores class aspiration and social mobility in 1990s Britain. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—28/04/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—28/04/2016
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—28/04/2016
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—28/04/2016
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—28/04/2016
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Kirsty Thorpe.
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05:45
Farming Today—Transatlantic Trade Deal Concerns
Will a transatlantic trade deal with America disadvantage UK farmers?
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Shag
David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the seabird, the shag. (R)
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